1837 Seated Liberty Half Dime - Small Date
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Auction Record
- Price realized
- $72,000
- Sold
- Grade
- MS68
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1837 Seated Liberty Half Dime - Small Date, struck at the Philadelphia Mint, is part of the Seated Liberty Half Dimes 1837-1873 collection. The Philadelphia Mint struck 1,405,000 half dimes dated 1837 in all; how many are Small Date coins was not recorded. The obverse features Liberty seated on a rock, holding a pole surmounted by a Phrygian liberty cap in her left hand and a shield inscribed LIBERTY in her right and the reverse displays a laurel wreath enclosing the denomination, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around it. First year of the Seated Liberty Half Dime, struck in No Stars format at Philadelphia. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 1.34 grams, 15.5 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #4312.
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